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Historical Event on 2/19/1861

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
12/4/1999Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
7/30/1987Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
11/3/1998Mamta Banerjee, the TMC leader resigns from Central Coordinating Committee of the BJP and Allies to highlight the issue of spiralling vegetable prices, but Vajpayee refused to accepts the resignation.
12/22/1998The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.